Pay down mortgage to $35,000. This will be a huge stretch for us without a roommate and with buying a nused car. But if we can make it, that will just be less work to do to finish slaying the beast in 2014!

Fill up both IRAs ($11,000) and begin funding 401k when eligible in April to get 1% match.

Big news: We did it! We bought a car with cash! We spent $6,000 on a '05 Honda Civic. I am very happy, its a cute little car that will hopefully last us a good number of years while we continue to pay off the house.

So our Car Fund is drained but we're still hoping to make it to half the mortgage (68.5) by the end of February. We'll see.

We did it! We hit the halfway point!!! We are right on track to pay it off next year.

I have been on a shopping spree recently, it feels like. I got a really nice necklace for Valentine's day, and we bought new sheets and a few new bathroom accessories. When you are living a no-shopping lifestyle, anything feels like a splurge, haha.

So the next goal is for 2/3 to be paid off, which would be $45,667, and we are hoping to hit that by the end of September. And if we can make it to $35k by the end of the year, I'll feel confident we can pay it off by the end of next year. We are throwing half of our household income on this each year!!!

I wanted to record our awesome date night. It was pretty great. Wine, filet, and scallops -- our go-to expensive meal, haha. I guess we are predictable.

I am very excited to be halfway done. Although... measuring by time, we are waaaay more than halfway! We bought the house in 2007... so we've been paying on it for 6 years and have less than 2 to go! Amazing!

When we do payoff the mortgage... I'm going to be lost. We haven't planned beyond this monster even though its only next year. We've talked vaguely about a big vacation, a kitchen remodel, and giving much more.

I cannot wait until we hit the 50k mark. I am going to be so psyched. I'll need to change my password to most of my accounts because that was the benchmark I've been looking at for quite some time, haha.

I'll need a new focus, which I think will be the $35k at the end of the year. That will be the best Christmas present I get, if we make it there.

We have also finally made it into the territory where we officially have more cash (savings and retirement) than we have in debt. IF we liquidated everything today, which we won't, just saying hypothetically... we could walk away with a little cash in our pockets.

We have also finally made it into the territory where we officially have more cash (savings and retirement) than we have in debt. IF we liquidated everything today, which we won't, just saying hypothetically... we could walk away with a little cash in our pockets.

Awesome job! Keep up the great work! Positive net worth feels fantastic, and so does watching the mortgage shrink. You should take yourselves out for a nice dinner or something when you hit 35K in December!

Thanks everyone! Positive net worth is feeling fabulous! Although honestly, we hit positive net worth a while ago, because we have so much equity in the house. But now just having actual CASH that is more than our debt is super motivating!

Our actual net worth is about $160k!!! Woo hoo!

So on to business: mortgage: $57,865. Payday is Friday, but since its also the 31st, I don't know that the mortgage payment will clear by the end of May.

We're hoping to hit $50k by August but that may not happen... We're right behind you Cecily!

We're working like crazy to make extra money and throw it on the mortgage. Hubby made $400 on the side this month, and received an unexpected $100 rebate. I have worked overtime as usual!

Mortgage balance: $55,035.

It will be paid again this week, another $500. We are on track for $50k in August.

DH's company has just switched to biweekly checks instead of bimonthly. We need to revisit our budget as this means each of his paychecks will be lower (but he'll get two 'bonus' checks each year, like I do.) I don't know if this is good news or bad news? I guess its sort of neutral news because I can't think of a good or bad thing about it.

This month DH took some scrap metal to recycle for a snowflake of $280!

BUT we've had ~$400 in unexpected costs arise this month,too: filling a cavity, suit rental, passport renewal. Unrelated, haha, although that might have been quite a story. We're trying to wriggle them into the regular budget, but my Misc fund is negative $150 right now, so something's got to give. Any ideas?

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